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Monday, October 21, 2024

Diana Baffa-Brill Dies: Broadway Choreographer, Dancer And Keeper Of The ‘Mame’ Flame Was 81 by Greg Evans

Diana Baffa-Brill, a dancer and choreographer who assisted the legendary Mame choreographer Onna White and later re-staged scores of productions of that classic musical, died in Los Angeles …

SOURCE: Deadline at 05:01PM

David Rasche And Mare Winningham Join Broadway’s ‘Cult Of Love’ With Zachary Quinto, Shailene Woodley by Greg Evans

Actors David Rasche and Mare Winningham have joined the previously announced production of Leslye Headland’s Cult of Love and a cast that includes Zachary Quinto, Shailene Woodley, Molly B…

SOURCE: Deadline at 01:50PM
Sunday, October 20, 2024

‘Sunset Blvd.’ Review: Nicole Scherzinger Steals Broadway With One Look by Greg Evans

All that madness in Gloria Swanson’s eyes at the end of Billy Wilder’s 1950 masterpiece Sunset Boulevard is amplified to breathtaking lengths in Jamie Lloyd’s commanding and gorgeous r…

SOURCE: Deadline at 10:00PM
Thursday, October 17, 2024

‘Stranger Things’ Actor Sadie Sink To Star In Broadway Comedy ‘John Proctor Is The Villain’ by Greg Evans

Stranger Things star Sadie Sink will appear on Broadway this spring in John Proctor Is The Villain, a new comedy with Danya Taymor (The Outsiders) directing, producers announced today. The p…

SOURCE: Deadline at 09:26AM
Wednesday, October 16, 2024

‘Hold On To Me Darling’ Review: Adam Driver Has The Country Blues In Off Broadway Revival by Greg Evans

Not far into Kenneth Lonergan’s fame-is-hell-but-what-isn’t fable Hold On To Me Darling, Adam Driver, playing a country music crossover megastar about to begin filming his latest blockbu…

SOURCE: Deadline at 10:00PM

Mother Of Missing Broadway Dancer Zelig Williams Collapses Into Arms Of Family Member At Police Press Conference, Sobbing “Please Bring My Baby Home by Greg Evans

The mother of missing Broadway dancer Zelig Williams made a tearful, heartbreaking plea today asking for information on her son’s whereabouts. “I just want Zelig to come home,” said Ka…

SOURCE: Deadline at 12:02PM
Tuesday, October 15, 2024

Broadway’s ‘Wicked’ Soars As Movie Nears; Newcomers ‘Sunset Blvd.’, ‘Romeo + Juliet’ Top $1M – Broadway Box Office by Greg Evans

Broadway newcomers Sunset Blvd. and Romeo + Juliet, both in previews, topped the $1M mark in weekly grosses last week, while interesting things were happening over at Wicked: The long-runnin…

SOURCE: Deadline at 04:22PM

Alan Menken, Kenny Ortega & Original ‘Newsies’ Cast Members Reunite For Medley Remix Video To Get Out The Vote by Greg Evans

EXCLUSIVE: Newsies fans have reason for a little Extra! bounce in their step today: The director, composer, lyricist and cast members of the Broadway musical and 1992 movie adaptation have r…

SOURCE: Deadline at 12:00PM
Friday, October 11, 2024

Broadway’s ‘Suffs’ Announces January Closing; Producing Team Includes Hillary Clinton by Greg Evans

Suffs, the double-Tony Award winning Broadway musical by Shaina Taub that counts Hillary Rodham Clinton among its producers, will close January 5, 2025, producers announced today. The well-r…

SOURCE: Deadline at 11:20PM

Broadway Dancer Zelig Williams Missing In South Carolina; Hugh Jackman Appeals For Help by Greg Evans

Broadway dancer Zelig Williams, who has performed in productions of MJ The Musical, Hamilton and Hugh Jackman’s 2019 tour The Man. The Music. The Show, has gone missing in South Carolina, …

SOURCE: Deadline at 01:11PM

Jonathan Groff, Equity’s Brooke Shields, Black Theatre Coalition’s T. Oliver Reid, Broadway League’s Jason Laks Among New Broadway Cares/Equity by Greg Evans

The Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS Board of Trustees has added eight new board members including actor Jonathan Groff, newly elected Actors’ Equity Association president Brooke Shields…

SOURCE: Deadline at 10:59AM
Thursday, October 10, 2024

‘Our Town’ Broadway Review: Jim Parsons Leads A Thornton Wilder Classic Unstuck In Time by Greg Evans

With so much turmoil in the world, it’s at least a little comforting that things haven’t changed much in Grover’s Corners, the place that gives Our Town, Thornton Wilder’s beloved 19…

SOURCE: Deadline at 11:00PM
Wednesday, October 9, 2024

Brody Grant Returning To Broadway’s ‘The Outsiders’ After Month-Long Hiatus by Greg Evans

Brody Grant, the Tony-nominated actor who plays Ponyboy Curtis in Broadway’s The Outsiders, will return to the role next week following a monthlong hiatus, Deadline has confirmed. While no…

SOURCE: Deadline at 06:40PM

Broadway To Dim All Lights For Gavin Creel, Maggie Smith & Adrian Bailey; League Committee Reviewing Dimming Policy by Greg Evans

After major backlash this week, the Broadway League’s Committee of Theatre Owners will dim the lights of all Broadway theaters in honor of Gavin Creel as well as Maggie Smith and Adrian Ba…

SOURCE: Deadline at 04:01PM

‘Broadway Rallies For Kamala’ One-Night Livestream To Feature Stars, Musical Performances; Phone Bank Partners Include Swifties & White Dudes by Greg Evans

Broadway Rallies For Kamala, a special livestream event on Monday, October 14, to support the Kamala Harris-Tim Walz presidential ticket, will feature performances and appearances by a raft …

SOURCE: Deadline at 03:29PM

Jonathan Groff Confirms Bobby Darin Broadway Musical For Spring 2025 by Greg Evans

The rumored Bobby Darin Broadway bio-musical starring Jonathan Groff is on: Just In Time, to be directed by Alex Timbers, will begin previews at Circle in the Square Theatre on Friday, March…

SOURCE: Deadline at 09:00AM
Tuesday, October 8, 2024

‘Sunset Blvd.’ Tops $1M, ‘Romeo + Juliet’ Sells Out – Broadway Box Office by Greg Evans

Sunset Blvd., Jamie Lloyd’s revival of the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical starring Nicole Scherzinger and Tom Francis, topped the $1 million mark in weekly grosses last week, filling the St. …

SOURCE: Deadline at 02:44PM
Sunday, October 6, 2024

Gavin Creel’s Beloved Al Hirschfeld Theatre Breaks Ranks To Join Broadway Light Dimming Tribute; Actors’ Equity Takes Stance On Growing Controvers by Greg Evans

The late Gavin Creel once expressed his love for a particular Broadway venue and the cast that had joined him there. “When I die, the Heavens will open and we’ll all go to the Al Hirschf…

SOURCE: Deadline at 03:48PM
Friday, October 4, 2024

Broadway To Dim Lights For Gavin Creel As Theater Community Continues To Reel From Shocking Death by Greg Evans

Select Broadway theaters will dim their lights for the late Gavin Creel at a date and time being coordinated with his family, the Broadway League said today. Creel’s death from a rare and …

SOURCE: Deadline at 11:33AM
Thursday, October 3, 2024

Whoopi Goldberg Shares First Look Image As Miss Hannigan In Upcoming ‘Annie’ Stage Revival by Greg Evans

Whoopi Goldberg has shared a first-look image of herself as Miss Hannigan in the upcoming stage revival of the musical Annie. See it below. “It may not be your grandma’s Annie, but it wi…

SOURCE: Deadline at 01:55PM

Sean Astin To Make Broadway Debut As Santa In ‘Elf The Musical’ Revival by Greg Evans

Actor Sean Astin will make his Broadway debut this holiday season as Santa in the revival of Elf The Musical, producers announced today. Astin, best known for his roles in the original Lord …

SOURCE: Deadline at 12:29PM
Wednesday, October 2, 2024

Broadway Lights To Dim For Late Actor Adrian Bailey Whose Career Was Cut Short in 2008 By Tragic Onstage Accident by Greg Evans

Broadway will honor the late actor Adrian Bailey, who died September 22 at the age of 67 following an at-home fall, by dimming the marquee lights of one theater from every theater owner on O…

SOURCE: Deadline at 04:09PM

Fleetwood Mac Sound Engineer Sues ‘Stereophonic’, Says Hit Broadway Drama “Copies The Heart And Soul” Of His ‘Rumours’ Memoir by Greg Evans

A former sound engineer who coauthored a 2012 memoir about his days working on the Fleetwood Mac album Rumours has filed a lawsuit, along with his coauthor of the book Making Rumours, agains…

SOURCE: Deadline at 01:22PM

‘Succession’s Sarah Snook Sets Spring Broadway Debut With ‘The Picture Of Dorian Gray’ by Greg Evans

Following a sold out, critically acclaimed run in the West End, the new adaptation of Oscar Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray starring Succession actor Sarah Snook in 26 roles will open o…

SOURCE: Deadline at 09:00AM
Tuesday, October 1, 2024

‘Yellow Face’ Broadway Review: Daniel Dae Kim Lets Loose In Farce That Unmasks Hypocrisy by Greg Evans

David Henry Hwang’s Yellow Face debuted Off Broadway 17 years ago, spinning a farcical tale about a real-life Broadway controversy that had taken place some 17 years before that. How it ma…

SOURCE: Deadline at 09:30PM

‘Water For Elephants’ Musical Sets Broadway Closing by Greg Evans

Water For Elephants, the Jessica Stone-directed musical adaptation of the bestselling Sara Gruen romantic novel, will play its final performance at Broadway’s Imperial Theatre on Sunday, D…

SOURCE: Deadline at 05:52PM

‘Romeo + Juliet’ Starring Kit Connor And Rachel Zegler Sells Out First Week With Broadway’s Top Ticket Price by Greg Evans

Romeo + Juliet, Sam Gold’s new Broadway adaptation of the Shakespeare classic starring Kit Connor and Rachel Zegler, sold out its first three preview performances last week, filling Circle…

SOURCE: Deadline at 05:18PM

Ken Page Dies: Broadway’s Original Old Deuteronomy In ‘Cats’, Tim Burton’s Voice Of Oogie Boogie Was 70 by Greg Evans

Ken Page, one of Broadway’s most familiar character actors who indelibly lent his voice to Tim Burton’s holiday film classic The Nightmare Before Christmas as the villainous Oogie Boogie…

SOURCE: Deadline at 11:41AM

Olivier-Winning ‘Operation Mincemeat’ Musical Comedy Arrives On Broadway In February by Greg Evans

Operation Mincemeat, the most recent Olivier Award-winning Best Musical, will open on Broadway in 2025 after two sold-out years (and counting) on the West End. Directed by Robert Hastie and …

SOURCE: Deadline at 10:15AM

Bette Midler leads tributes to Gavin Creel after Broadway star dies aged 48 by Greg Evans

The theatre star has passed away following a short battle with an aggresive form of cancer

SOURCE: The Independent at 04:03AM
Monday, September 30, 2024

‘McNeal’ Review: Robert Downey Jr. Confronts A Fake New World In A Fearless Broadway Debut by Greg Evans

Slow to grab hold and knotty when it does, Ayad Akhtar’s McNeal, opening tonight and starring Robert Downey Jr. in a formidable Broadway debut, is, at its core, a sort of literary parlor g…

SOURCE: Deadline at 09:00PM

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2024-2025 BROADWAY SEASON
Jun 05, 2024: Home - Todd Haimes Theatre
Jul 11, 2024: Oh, Mary! - Lyceum Theatre
Jul 30, 2024: Job - Hayes Theater
Sep 12, 2024: The Roommate - Booth Theatre
Nov 14, 2024: Tammy Faye - Palace Theatre
Nov 17, 2024: Elf - Marquis Theatre
Dec 12, 2024: Cult of Love - Hayes Theater
Dec 19, 2024: Gypsy - Majestic Theatre
Mar 17, 2025: Purpose - Hayes Theater
Apr 10, 2025: Smash - Imperial Theatre